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Painguy
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Homework Statement
∫cot^2(x)csc^4(x)dx
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
∫cot^2(x)(cot^2(x)+1)csc^2(x)dx
u=cot(x)
du=-csc^2(x)dx
-∫u^2 (u^2 +1)du
-∫u^4 + 2u^3 + u^2 du
-(u^5)/5 - (u^4)/2 - (u^3)/3
-cot^5(x)/5 - cot^4(x)/2 - cot^3(x)/3 + C
Wolfram alpha shows the solution as -cot^5(x)/5 - cot^3(x)/3 + C
So I'm unsure as to how I got the cot^4(x)/2
What exactly did I do wrong or is wolfram wrong?
Thanks in advance